Entry #21692: Same-sex marriage in Bahamas

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RegionBahamas
IssueSame-sex marriage
StatusBanned
Start Date1983
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 1983, the Bahamas amended its Matrimonial Causes Act to render a marriage void if the parties are not respectively male and female.
Sourceshttps://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1879/1879-0006/1879-0006.pdf?zoom_highlight=Grave


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StatusBanned
Start Date1983
End Date(none)
DescriptionIn 1983, the Bahamas amended its Matrimonial Causes Act to render a marriage void if the parties are not respectively male and female.
Sourceshttps://laws.bahamas.gov.bs/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1879/1879-0006/1879-0006.pdf?zoom_highlight=Grave